Logan Paul landed a brutal shot on YouTube star Jeff Wittek as part of the 'body shot challenge' this weekend at Coachella music festival.
The pair were in Indio, California for the return of the massive music festival, which was headlined by the likes of Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Doja Cat and Brockhampton among others. And they decided to engage in the famous social media trend where a celebrity-turned-boxer punches another social media star in the stomach.
Paul clearly didn't load up too much on his right hand, declaring "this is for you, Stephen" before throwing a big punch at Wittek. The New York native winced before walking away, which is where the footage, which was shared on Instagram by Paul, ends.
It was an eventful weekend for Paul, who has recently returned to boxing training with coach Milton Lacroix after making his WWE debut earlier this month. He was spotted partying at the festival, and even got on stage with ex-girlfriend Olivia O'Brien for a performance of her song "Josslyn" on Sunday afternoon.
He revealed last week that during a trip to Germany last summer he suffered a shattered third metacarpal after his exhibition bout with Floyd Mayweather that almost ended his boxing career. The YouTuber, whose younger brother Jake is a 5-0 professional boxer and fight promoter, feared the worst after an incident with a punch machine in Hamburg's red light district.
"I see one of those arcade boxing machines, I've got to set the high score. I'm a boxer, I'm 0-1-1 fine. I've got an ego. That's my thing, I do it everywhere. my ego's flaring up, I hit it, boom. 916, but the high score is 922, I've got to do it again," Paul said on the Impaulsive podcast.
"The bar was no bigger than a small closet and the bartender made it very clear after he saw my vigour in the first punch that many men and women have broken their hand on the column next to the game. I said, 'Guy, I'm a boxer, I'm not going to hit the f***ing wall.
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"I move the bench that was again, in this little tiny room so I can get a running start. I go up, I hit this thing as hard as I can, sure enough I hit the f***ing column exactly where he said I would. He goes, 'Brother, I've seen bones' I said, 'Whatever dude'.
"There was like four napkins taped with duct tape on the spot that everyone hits. I hit the napkins, immediately I knew I shattered my hand. It's very bad. I did not set the high score, which is the worst thing about all this."
He has since recovered, and wasn't sporting a cast during his photos from Coachella. Paul has teased a return to the ring, with his brother expected to make his comeback this August; the same month as rival-turned-friend KSI makes his long-awaited ring return.
